New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-14
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police captains yesterday.
Tim" CAMPBELL At THE NAVY YARD.
HOW HE CLUSTERED AND FUMED AT PAY DIRECTOR
STEVENSON.


STEVENSON.
Congressman Tim" Compbell continues TO grow
In power he has begun he Will lie bigcr mtns in
Navy Yard influence than Higgins has been In the
treasury department. II IS little more than year
ago That he had "a personal Indifference with Chief
InGl'ecr John r. Kelly. because the latter refused 10
consider his demand for places for his consiitooents'
on the ground that he could recognize only author
lty-'hc Secretary OF the Navy "Our TIM threat
cned to make it interesting for Chief Kelly and a
icW days later Mr. Kelly received intimaton from
the Navy Department that he could akc six mont h.
leave Or apply for sea duty. lie chose tho former
and upon his return he was ordered to duty on the
cruiser Atlanta, whore he now is.
Since then Pay Director Stevenson and Mr. Campbru
have enjoyed little unplcas antncss and they don't
speak as they pass by. About thrcc weeks ago tho
Congressman who feels sore because hc believes that
Hugh Mclaughlin has been moro favored I'm the Navy
Yard patronage than he. orc Of his occasinnalr
visits 10 the Navy Yard in response the clamors Of
his unemployed supporters and called upon Mr. steven
SON The latter remarked pleasantly but cmlha'icay
that he was not under the direction OF politicians az
any kind that his orders came from Washington or the
cOmmandant of the Navy Yard and that he had no
places nor power to make places draw from the
appropriations upon Mr.. Campbcll'S order. NJ this
the not over modest Mimbcr from the With" warmed
up and bcraed the Navy and its component parts with
much emphasis and at the expense Of the Qnccn's
English. The pay officer h"rcupon arose and declared
further TO any snch violent and unccntlcmanly Ian
EvasG IRON any one eSp"GIay from one an american
and receiving the 5000 pay of a Congressman from
the Federal Treasury
jeremiah surnamcd Campbell clustered ana fumed ~
b sT@S e I'M ws n na and % Hs
will what Will he Gone for the BrooM9n Navy Yard.
son win get his reward l"forc he ecis 10 heaven
When II published last week that PAY Director
Stevenson was suspended. pending investigation Of
his conduct Of the auction sale of condemned FOOLS
materials on AucnSt 70 Nr Campbell sent mos
gr2tula'cd me Pay officer upon his present msforun"
had hc"n Joss dSc"r'eCrS to one whom he might other
viSc have had as his friend. The pay officer frura
The messenger that was both vulgar ana rndrfifcd fn
tone. This letter Mr.. Campbell showed 80 Secretary
Secretary has rcrrimandod Sir STEVENSON for conduc
unho"oninc an officer and rcntlcman
The Court Of Inquiry ~ ~" Navy Ward continued
Us session YESTERDAY. The examination 90 Ec"na~i
McNuty went lie continued his evidence iu
Of bc'wrcn the schedule and tho amount. ma
teral actually on hand TIL" following vcr, rntcr'l
pounds; weight found 1908 pounds manila h9v-c.~
scheduled. 124.slo pounds "ci.h' on hand . :'i"
hard. ~ 600 mounds. Thee" deficiencies We" not
accounted for hv th's any other witness. IT," fol
Q~wia, M Won d. Mr. NcNuliy. Wien you be.
came avar, Of these Deficiencies Al Informed tho
G-Tiro"rh regular channels 40. sir: ly
private communication. written and directed To secrc-
arv Whitney married. personal"
O.-Whv dld You mako this Kind ~ coru'unca
tlon A-nccauec I could not understand tho dis
On why did you not send an or1cial notice of
your d.scovcr"-i u dd ro' thlnl Of Vat.
Odd Won mention the suhjc"' to your superior
o-woll. wiz n,',
McNnltv SAID something abort thinning q wonld do
no good On non- a,}cd who cl>r a'or' 80 ya'd
would D" ale 20 give irflrua'ioo ON ~ s 80" We
of, who # was f,rrI va. discla~crd recently ~.
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